Will Bunch expresses what I’ve been thinking since Trump was elected. American democracy is under attack from within. The fascists who yearn for an authoritarian government in the media are promoting it, and the media who supposedly don’t support it fail to recognize it. They are busy trying to follow the political playbook of the 20th century.

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    What drag show did that happen at? When? How many drag shows have you been to? What age was the kid?

    I just find this sort of rhetoric so unbelievable, I always question it.

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      Maybe 50-100? Dunno…they’d have one once a month at my local gay bar. I hung out there all the time for 5-6 years or so.

      None of them were kid appropriate. None.

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        You’re right. If a drag show uses provocative dance, sure a child shouldn’t participate. However, to me, participating means being in the show, one of the dancers. Is that what happened? Was a child or children the performers in this gay bar? Or did they witness a drag show that included provocative dance? Were the children dancing this way? Those are very different things.

        If the child was only witnessing the drag show, then, in your belief, should children also not see cheerleader performances if they are provocative? I’m pretty sure that would disallow children from seeing the half time show during football and many other cheerleading events along with dances performed by those at their concerts and not in drag. I’m not saying you brought up legality, but should we have laws to prevent children from seeing any provocative dances and therefore have venues ban them completely because maybe a child will get in or their parents may bring them?